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The Plants of the Appalachian Trail: A Hiker's Guide to 398 Species

Dr. Kristen Wickert - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Identify an amazing range of plants along the Appalachian Trail with this guide to flowers, trees, and other vegetation you could experience on your next nature hike.. Quickly find, identify, and learn about the amazing range of plants and fungi growing along the Appalachian Trail. It's...
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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World's Ocean

Helen Scales - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed marine biologist and author of The Brilliant Abyss examines the existential threats the world's ocean will face in the coming decades and offers cautious optimism for much of the abundant life within inNo matter where we live, "we are all ocean people," Helen...
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Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion

Michael Taylor - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

"Vivid with a Mesozoic bestiary" (Tom Holland) , this on-the-ground, page-turning narrative weaves together the chance discovery of dinosaurs and the rise of the secular age.When the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's...
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Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of Space

Chris Lintott - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A top astronomer reveals why his field depends on luck. If you learn about the scientific method, you learn that first we hypothesize about something we've experienced, and then we look for more of it. This works well enough - but what if you are interested in studying a heretofore...
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Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks: A Guide to the Region's High Peaks (Falcon Guides: Hiking)

Jonathan Zaharek - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks is the guide to everything hikers need to know about summiting each of the 46 high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. Whether you are a veteran hiker looking to register as an official "46er" by checking all the summits off your list, or a more...
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